Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea sajanensis Gudoschn. trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, dentate, 3-8cm, on both faces glabrous, stem leaves narrower and smaller, capitula 1-3, involucre cylindrical, pubescent |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | lilac-pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Krasnoyarsk) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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